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Dictionary: prog·no·sis   (prŏg-nō'sĭs) pronunciation
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
    1. A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
    2. The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
  1. A forecast or prediction: a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.

[Late Latin prognōsis, from Greek, from progignōskein, to foreknow : pro-, before; see pro-2 + gignōskein, gnō-, to know.]


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Dental Dictionary: prognosis
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(prog-nō′sis)
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1. the foretelling of the probable course of a disease; a forecast of the outcome of a disease. n 2. a forecast of the probable result of a regimen of treatment.

Forecast of the course and outcome of a disease or injury.

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(prog-noh-sis)

A medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chance for recovery.

  • Prognosis is often used as a general term for predicting the unfolding of events: “The governor said that the prognosis for the state's financial future is bleak.”

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    A forecast of the probable course and outcome of an attack of disease and the prospects of recovery as indicated by the nature of the disease and the clinical signs of the case. In keeping with modern day usage of decision making on the basis of statistics it is now becoming commonplace to give a percentage probability of a successful outcome in terms of survival, and a similar figure for probability for return to full function.

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    IN BRIEF: Forecast. Also: The prospect of recovery from a disease.

    pronunciation The prognosis for a full recovery was very good.

    Wikipedia: Prognosis
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    Prognosis is a medical term to describe the likely outcome of an illness. When applied to large populations, prognostic estimates can be very accurate: for example the statement "45% of patients with severe septic shock will die within 28 days" can be made with some confidence, because previous research found that this proportion of patients died. However, it is much more difficult to translate this into a prognosis for an individual patient: additional information is needed to determine whether a patient belongs to the 45% who will succumb, or to the 55% who survive.[1]

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    Methodology

    Disease and Prognostic Indicators

    Two areas where this type of prognosis prediction, or the use of prognostic indicators, is with Hodgkin's lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[clarification needed] Specifically with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, physicians have developed the International Prognostic Index to predict patient outcome.

    Prognostic scoring is also used for other cancer outcome predictions. A Manchester score is an indicator of prognosis in small cell lung cancer.

    Other medical areas prognostic indicators are used is in Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI) (Hy's Law) and use of an exercise stress test as a prognostic indicator after myocardial infarction.

    End of Life

    Large areas of medicine are still missing statistical figures on the exact prognosis - in these matters the physician's previous experiences largely guides pronouncements in this matter. Medical studies have demonstrated that most doctors are overly optimistic when giving prognostic information, that is, they tend to overstate how long the patient might live. For patients who are critically ill, particularly those in an intensive care unit, there are numerical prognostic scoring systems that are more accurate. The most famous of these is the APACHE II scale. However, this scale is most accurate in the seven days prior to a patient's predicted death.

    Knowing the prognosis helps determine whether it makes more sense to attempt certain treatments or to withhold them, and thus plays an important role in end-of-life decisions.

    History

    Medieval European physicians would sometimes use numerology to calculate a prognosis, using the Sphere of Petosiris.[citation needed]

    For the great 19th century physicians, particularly the French school, the main aim of medicine was not to cure disease, but rather to diagnose it and achieve a satisfying prognosis of the patient's chances. Only several decades later did the focus of efforts in Western medicine shift to curing disease.In the movie Repo! The Genetic Opera, Rotti asks what the prognosis is. He asks his sexy genterns will they live and the genterns simoltaniosly say douphtful.

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    References

    1. ^ Gould, SJ, http://www.prognosis.org/what_does_it_mean.php, retrieved 2009-01-07 

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    Translations: Prognosis
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    Dansk (Danish)
    n. - prognose

    Nederlands (Dutch)
    prognose, voorspelling, vooruitzicht

    Français (French)
    n. - (Méd) pronostic, pronostics

    Deutsch (German)
    n. - Prognose

    Ελληνική (Greek)
    n. - (ιατρ., μτφ.) πρόγνωση

    Italiano (Italian)
    prognosi

    Português (Portuguese)
    n. - prognose (f)

    Русский (Russian)
    прогноз

    Español (Spanish)
    n. - pronóstico

    Svenska (Swedish)
    n. - prognos

    中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
    预知, 预后, 预测

    中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
    n. - 預知, 預後, 預測

    한국어 (Korean)
    n. - 예지, 예측

    日本語 (Japanese)
    n. - 予後, 予測, 予想, 予言

    العربيه (Arabic)
    ‏(الاسم) تنبؤ, تكهن‏

    עברית (Hebrew)
    n. - ‮הערכת סיכויי התפתחות של מחלה, תחזית, פרוגנוזה‬


     
     

     

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